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Florida’S #1 Visitors Guidetm Destinatiolntm FLORIDA HOLIDAY WINTER 2019-2020 Florida’s #1 Visitors GuideTM DESTINATIOlNTM FLORIDA Full Steam Ahead! Port Tampa WASSUP? Takes You Places Hoggetowne Fair + 55 Other Holiday Winter Let’s Eat! Happenings Restaurants, Recipes, Sample Menus & More TAMPA ST. PETERSBURG CLEARWATER SARASOTA GAINESVILLE OCALA CEDAR KEY DestinationFlorida.com CRUISE IN 6 EXCEPTIONAL WAYS! New in 2020, choose from six of the world’s most popular cruise lines and a host of itineraries throughout the Caribbean and Mexico. Together with Ybor City, Busch Gardens, The Florida Aquarium, Downtown Tampa / Riverwalk and the world’s most beautiful beaches and theme parks, what are you waiting for? Book with us today! • 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 & 14 day cruises • North America’s second-best airport and fifth in the world in customer satisfaction1 • New Western, Eastern & Southern 1 Caribbean itineraries • Airports Council International • More than 4,000 safe and secure parking spaces steps from the cruise terminals 1101 CHANNELSIDE DRIVE, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602 WWW.PORTTB.COM | 800-741-2297 HOLIDAY WINTER 2019-2020 3 p 8-18 What’s Up 17-22 Xplore p 25-39 Good Eats DESTINATIOlN what’s inside... FLORIDA TAMPA • ST. PETE • CLEARWATER 6 - 7 Concierge’s Top Picks 32 Everything Under The Sun SARASOTA • GAINESVILLE The best of Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater OCALA • CEDAR KEY Clearwater, Gainesville and Ocala. 35 Where Nature And Culture Meet 8 - 18 What’s Up Gainesville Fun happenings, special events & theater 36 - 37 Small Town Charm In Gainesville 13 Gypsies, Knights & Magicians! Haile Village Hoggetowne Medieval Faire 38 Bite 17 - 22 Xplore Founder & CEO Unique attractions for all ages 39 A Taste Of Old Florida Mark L. Wodlinger Cedar Key CO & Director Of Marketing 23 Full Steam Ahead! Marilyn B.Wodlinger Cruise Port Tampa Bay 40 America’s Happiest Seaside Town Sarasota Creative Director 24 So Much to See and Do! Pamela Childs Tampa At A Glance 41 - 43 What’s On The Menu? Sample menus from some of our Art Director Marsha Michaels 25 - 39 Good Eats favorite restaurants Cool spots to eat, drink and party Web Master 44 Extras Lance Belew 27 Local Flavor Services and Lodging Hyde Park Village Contributors Jenna Carina 46 - 49 Getting Around Hunter Jonathan 30 A Must See Local area maps Elizabeth McFarlane Surprising St. Pete C. Stone J. Christ M. Louis Maps Produced by: Creative Force Maps, creativeforce.com Published Tri-Annually ABOUT THE COVER Online Edition @ DestinationFloridaGulfCoast.com Port Tampa is now the leading homeport for six cruise lines including Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean To become a Marketing Partner International and Norwegian Cruise Line. Read more about it on page 23. or to order complimentary copies for your lodging property, please contact us at The official in-room visitors guide for the top lodging properties in GreaterTampa [email protected] Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota Gainesville, Ocala and Cedar Key. Also Copyright 2019. All rights reserved. distributed at local Chambers, restaurants, attractions and other popular locations. 4 DESTINATION FLORIDA Concierge TOP PICKS BEST ATTRACTIONS DEAL Tampa Bay City Pass With the Tampa Bay City Pass, you can save a whopping 53% off combined admission to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay along with four additional attractions in the Tampa Bay area including The Florida Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo, Clearwater Marina Aquarium (home to Winter, star of the popular Dolphin Tale movies) and your choice of either the Museum Of Science and Industry (MOSI) or the Chihuly Collection. City Pass Booklets are valid for nine consecutive days beginning with the first day of use. Such a BEST RESORT FOR AGES 2 -12 deal! Find it at citypass.com/tampa. 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